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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 3:54:59 PM | and BY the way, they have spent 3 trillion dollars on this war , not for oil, but for military contracts, which Eisenhower warned us about in his bye bye speech.
This has been public knowledge and ignored.
try going to Henry Waxmans web site, or just do a search of Blackwater hearings and you will get all of the testimony you can stand regarding this administration and how badly they have robbed our nation. check out what they did to Tillmans family, that guy gave up an NFL career to fight in Iraq, and when he was killed they lied to his parents and his soldier borther about his death,
The President has done away with the Justice department which you can also find there, and the state department as well is on the payroll of blackwater, you can find those memos there, and before you ask how they are getting away with it, the justice department is GONE, they are the ones that bring charges and Investigations.
when the next president appoints his cabinet, expect alot of public trials.
wever wonder why scooter Libby hasn't been pardoned? because if he is pardoned he is bound by law to testify about everything, and that nmeans Cheney will go to Prison, as will Bush. I can't wait for the day when Justice returns to America | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 4:32:31 PM | That goes double here ~ It's my sincere hope the next adminstration agressively pursues criminal indictments.
As it stands for now ~ it would be unwise for anyone to show their cards in this matter.
It could cost one ~ their life or something less. ~
In the next year or two ~ I expect much damaging information to be forthcoming from many sources. ~ Not unlike the fall of the 3rd Reich , a house of cards ~ once the ship starts sinking ~ the rats swim out and start rolling over on each other for amunity or clemency ~
I'm not a vengeful person ~ But consider this some dirty business that require attention.
The sad part is ~ they are working to cover their tracks as we speak ~
It's a matter of ~ does the US have the stomach for it ~ some will adamantly still defend this adminstration. ~ They will tell you the Prez has nothing to do with the present economy ~ They'd stand in a long line to go bird hunting with D`ick Chaney.
There is a lot of "Crow " to eat ~ and I hope to see them eat every nasty , miserable bite. ~ There is no mercy in my heart for neither actors or supporters at this point.
With all that said ~ the AG slot will be a very important position ~ more so ~ then ever before.
dar | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 4:45:10 PM | well, It is Nice to see there are people out here with some brains, thanks, you give me hope.
I cannot fathom how people are supporting this crook, when he ordered " former" staff members to ignore subpoenas to testify before Congress.
funny because far too often it is the same morons that want Clinton tried for Perjusry when he DID testify aboput something completely NONE of Congress' buisness, these are the same people of course that vote to give the pentagon more money each time He asks,
even though they have heard the testimony and KNOW this administration has corrupt dealings within Iraq, and don't even know WHO is controlling this private Army??? amazing.
The top advisor for Iraq, testified before Congress that there is so much corruption that this administration should be NOT allowed to make any more deals with the Iraqi government.
they took 12 billion dollars on pallets and handed it out in Iraq, and then blame Iran for arming them???? huh??? we are arming them, funding them, on both sides of the war, our taxes pays for one side, and our gas pays for the other, with the added stolen money which is the greatest of the lot, as yet another source, and our great grandchildren will be paying for this war, and if McCAin has his way, they will still be fighting it. BOOOO HISSSSS MCcain | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 4:49:24 PM | Charlesedm: "A big part of why the dollar is tanking is because of his foreign policy decisions, an expensive war that has required massive defecit budgets when combined with his tax cuts."
Bush has to get a loan to go to war correct? So if he doesnt get a loan he cant go to war correct? so who decides if Bush gets a loan and if we are going to war? Answer: International Bankers A.K.A. The Federal Reserve! Its not rock science here! | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 4:58:36 PM | UMMMM, no, it isn't rocket science, It is Political science however,
and the people that did and continue to give him permission to get more money, is Congress, not International Bankers or the federal reserve.
they vote on it, and if you have cspan, you can watch them vote on it.
IT certainly isn't rocket science. | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 5:31:41 PM | They dont vote if the Fed is gonna say yes? LOL They vote if he can ask the fed. lol Wow are you serious. lol
HOW DO THEY GET MONEY TO GO TO WAR? FROM THE FED!!!!!!
I think you need to go to Wikipedia and look up the Federal Reserve. They fund all wars for all countries. Sorry to give you bad news! | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 5:38:13 PM | | Yes the Fed can. lol they are not a Government owned business. lol To let you know how strong the Fed is. They are a Monopoly in a country where that is illegal. Why do they have to listen to congress again? The fed didnt have to listen to congress just a week ago to cut a key loan rate. Congress didnt vote on that. The Fed did and the stockmarket was amazing that day. Explain that! | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 5:52:46 PM | OMG
are you seriously going to sit here, and say that the they have war powers? because that is the implication of what you are saying.
They cut Interest rates to stimulate the economy, and guess what, it weakens the dollar, had you read my original post, you would know that.
IT was good for a day, and then it drops again, because the same stupid corporations that got us into this mess are the beneficiaries of that extra cash, and they lost it in the market, as you well know,
and check your history dude, we knew this was a bad idea going all the way back to MY relative, Andrew Jackson, that warned this would happen as well.
what exactly IS your point? that this administration has sucked the value right out of the dollar with ignorant war mongering politics?
really? I hadn't noticed. IF youi think THAT is the biggest threat to our economy, you are deluded. our money is backed by nothing, hasn't been since the 70s, and we can print up as much as we want, it doesn't change a damned thing unless we use it properly, and giving it to the same crooks to kill people in foreign lands is why our dollar is in the toilet. the foreign market judges our worth every day in the stock market.
whats the dollar like against the euro? you know that made up currency that is worth more than the dollar | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/29/2008 7:14:52 PM | Hell, I just wish they would stop, and not do another thing, until the next administration takes over,
Just as the advisors suggested.
read waxmans hearings, I guarantee you will be mortified, read what they did to Tillmans family and you will be outraged,
read what they are doing to the Iraqi people and you will be nauseous, apparantly an Innocent Iraqi is worth 2,000.00 dead.
ask yourself why, when 4,000 Americans have died, and HUNDREDS of thousandsa of iraqis have died, Congress is worried about Conseco taking steroids????
the answer is NO Justice Department.
read Andy cards testimony and you will find, that the Atty General rushed to pressure Ashcroft into signing ilegal orders because he believed Ashcroft was dying,
thankfully Ashcroft, who ordinarily I find repugnant, saved the day, and in a moment of clarity handed over the reigns to CARD, foilling there evil plans.
IF you watched Bush' war on PBS you know that Cheney tricked the President into signing over war powetrs to him and rumsfeld, and they stabbed Piowell in the back as well. this administration is disgusting, and frankly I would rather turn them over to foreign courts to be tried, than spend another penny on them here. | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/30/2008 7:31:24 AM | I have not read the papers in question ~
but is sounds like they confirm what I already felt and accepted as truth several years ago.
It's all been a plan ~ inside a plan ~
Wolf ~ and company ~ ~ A world dominance plan ~ with gaff ` payolla` carpet bagging and war profiteering all up and down the "Yellow Brick Road " to the Land of Ozz. ~ Just put on these color tinted glasses we've issued you. ~
How truly head's up 43 is ? ~~ I don't know ~ He's playing the front man ~ a major clown act ~ He's suited for the part and pulls it off well. ~
I seen the picture developing several years ago ~ I don't know everything ~ there is much to know ~ I fear. ~ I've done my part ~ offered resistance ~ been active politicly ~ knocked doors ~ handed out infromation ~ agreed to disagree ~ to the point of loosing , friends , customers ~ bar fights ~ endured gun threats ~ in general ~ alienating myself ~ from the general population. ~
Not wanting to be considered a nut ~ I've backed off ~ for every lie you uncover and expose ~ you are offered two more to take it's place. ~ LOL!
It's been a crazy 8 years ~ They have done a good job on us ~ I'll say that.
We Americans have seen our Zenith ~ and it's all down hill for here. ~ I question where this ~ back slide can ever be stopped at this point. ~
Any Adminstartion that attempts to circumvent the Cheque and Balance ~ that our Democratic system was founded on ~ is placing theirselfs ~ outside the bounds of acceptabality ~ were it be lies , distortion of the facts ~ or deliberate obmission of the truth.
I take some comfort ~ in knowing ~ I'm not completely alone ~ with my thoughts
~dar | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/30/2008 9:48:13 AM | .
I can't wait for the trials.
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Unless.... like Ford there is a PARDON>>>
That is why Cheney and Co. have gotten away with everything so far.
Nixon should not have been Pardoned.
Cheney and Co. Do not have Tapes we will hear or hard drives or Papers...
Shredding costs have gone through the Roof... Not a joke Really. | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/30/2008 10:04:26 AM | Bob,
I certainly share your angst on this subject.
but Im afraid we will have to wait since we have NO Justice department.
http://oversight.house.gov/investigations.asp
If you are an American, and I believe you are, you are entitled to read this Information. notice the volume of information here.
please read it, and call your Congressman often until something is done, but KNOW it wont happen under this administration.
also, Obama is Never going to pull a FORD. he is a Constitutional Law professor.
the reason this President hasn't pardoned anyone is because IF they pardon them, they can no longer plead the 5th which means they are forced BY law to tell the truth under oath regarding the crimes committed by this administration.
don't look for scooter to get a Pardon anytime soon, but big deal, he got out of Prison, he is a rich felon, wow, that must be rough for him huh? | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/31/2008 6:04:17 PM | | LOL your saying the Federal reserve doest have war powers? lol They have to have war powers because who ever has the money has the power of war. Remeber there is a Federal Reserve in 4 continents on this Earth (North America, Europe, Africa, China)! your telling me China has trillions of dollars laying around to loan the US money? NO they dont! lol They get it from there Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is a monopoly of the 4 continents it resides in. Do you know that the same people who own the Federal Reserve here own the ones all over the world? Do you know who the Bildaburgs are? You telling me they dont have the power to go to war either? lol You just think our country is straight by the constitution and our president makes all designs and he and his cabinet are getting over on the country. lol I dont think Dave Rockafella would be to happy about that if he is not getting his cut and oil is not his buisness. He's a International Banker | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 3/31/2008 7:32:22 PM | ~ know thay don't ~!
but I'd give my right arm for a Silver Pigeon ~"
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You notice ~ none of the Candidates are speaking of this issue
wouldn't make for good ~ tatics
So how do you think or who do you think will open this door? Who'll be the first to walk through? How will it happen? ~dar | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 4/4/2008 7:41:37 PM | The good news just keeps rolling in...
within the next year, 10% of Americans are expected to be on food stamps.
As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Published: March 31, 2008
Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the 1960s.
Barometer of Tougher Times
The number of recipients, who must have near-poverty incomes to qualify for benefits averaging $100 a month per family member, has fluctuated over the years along with economic conditions, eligibility rules, enlistment drives and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, which led to a spike in the South.
But recent rises in many states appear to be resulting mainly from the economic slowdown, officials and experts say, as well as inflation in prices of basic goods that leave more families feeling pinched. Citing expected growth in unemployment, the Congressional Budget Office this month projected a continued increase in the monthly number of recipients in the next fiscal year, starting Oct. 1 — to 28 million, up from 27.8 million in 2008, and 26.5 million in 2007.
The percentage of Americans receiving food stamps was higher after a recession in the 1990s, but actual numbers are expected to be higher this year.
Federal benefit costs are projected to rise to $36 billion in the 2009 fiscal year from $34 billion this year.
“People sign up for food stamps when they lose their jobs, or their wages go down because their hours are cut,” said Stacy Dean, director of food stamp policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, who noted that 14 states saw their rolls reach record numbers by last December.
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From December 2006 to December 2007, more than 40 states saw recipient numbers rise, and in several — Arizona, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota and Rhode Island — the one-year growth was 10 percent or more.
In Rhode Island, the number of recipients climbed by 18 percent over the last two years, to more than 84,000 as of February, or about 8.4 percent of the population.
In New York, a program to promote enrollment increased food stamp rolls earlier in the decade, but the current climb in applications appears in part to reflect economic hardship. The additional 67,000 clients added from July 2007 to January of this year brought total recipients to 1.86 million, about one in 10 New Yorkers.
Nutrition and poverty experts praise food stamps as a vital safety net that helped eliminate the severe malnutrition seen in the country as recently as the 1960s. But they also express concern about what they called the gradual erosion of their value.
Food stamps are an entitlement program, with eligibility guidelines set by Congress and the federal government paying for benefits while states pay most administrative costs.
Eligibility is determined by a complex formula, but basically recipients must have few assets and incomes below 130 percent of the poverty line, or less than $27,560 for a family of four.
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Because they spend a higher share of their incomes on basic needs like food and fuel, low-income Americans have been hit hard by soaring gasoline and heating costs and jumps in the prices of staples like milk, eggs and bread.
At the same time, average family incomes among the bottom fifth of the population have been stagnant or have declined in recent years at levels around $15,500, said Jared Bernstein, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington.
The benefit levels, which can amount to many hundreds of dollars for families with several children, are adjusted each June according to the price of a bare-bones “thrifty food plan,” as calculated by the Department of Agriculture. Because food prices have risen by about 5 percent this year, benefit levels will rise similarly in June — months after the increase in costs for consumers.
Another important federal nutrition program known as WIC, for women, infants and children, is struggling with rising prices of milk and cheese, and growing enrollment.
The program, for households with incomes no higher than 185 percent of the federal poverty level, provides healthy food and nutrition counseling to 8.5 million pregnant women, and children through the age of 4. WIC is not an entitlement like food stamps, and for the fiscal year starting in October, Congress may have to approve a large increase over its current budget of $6 billion if states are to avoid waiting lists for needy mothers and babies. | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 4/5/2008 6:16:31 AM |
You notice ~ none of the Candidates are speaking of this issue
The strange thing is that few Americans actually realize one really amazing fact.
Canada's political spectrum is far more oriented to the left than the US is.
Our economy and population is smaller.
Corporate power and control is less.
There hasn't been a history of giving huge tax reductions to the wealthy for years.
Strangely enough, Canadians don't even pay that much more in income taxes. 
The Canadian table is much simpler:
* 15% on the first $35,595 of taxable income
* 22% on the next $35,595 of taxable income (from $35595 to $71190)
* 26% on the next $44,549 of taxable income (from $71190 to $115739)
* 29% of taxable income over $115,739.
n the United States there are four tax tables; the one to use depends on whether you are filing as single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, or as "head of household". Probably the most fair comparison is to use the "single" table:
* 10% on the first $7300 of taxable income
* 15% on the amount between $7300 and $29700
* 25% on the amount between $29700 and $71950
* 28% on the amount between $71950 and $150150
* 33% on the amount between $150150 and $326450
* 35% on the amount over $326450
(2005 figures)
http://strickland.ca/taxes.html
So the top rate THERE is actually higher than it is HERE.
Of course there, unlike here, mortgages can be deducted (as I understand it) . That helps homeowners there to reduce their tax paid.
Our banking system is also much more conservative, ironically, which prevented us from getting caught up in the sub0prime mess for the most part - even as a foreign investment. Some banks did lose money, but most didn't.
On top of all this we have less jail cells, less people incarcerated, and less police officers per capita. All those have to be paid for. This occurs without any real increase in crime rates between our two countries.
In 2005, per-capita spending for health care in the U.S. was US$6,401; in Canada, US$3,326.
We spend less on health care.
For example, in the U.S., healthcare spending as a proportion of GDP increased from seven percent in 1975 to 15.3 percent in 2005.In Canada, the figures rose from seven percent to 9.8 percent over the same time period, remaining constant at about eight to 10 percent of the nation’s GDP for the last 20 years.
http://www.chsrf.ca/mythbusters/html/myth28_e.php
So how are we able to do all these things, without all the "advantages" the USA has ? Why is a country that's so rich and powerful (compared to us) unable to ?
How come two countries who share a common border differ so greatly in quality of life ?
And why has an administration that blows it's horn so loudly over it's wonderful plan of tax reductions to the wealthy leading a nation into debt and recession ? | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 4/5/2008 6:01:31 PM |
Bush has to get a loan to go to war correct? So if he doesnt get a loan he cant go to war correct? so who decides if Bush gets a loan and if we are going to war? Answer: International Bankers A.K.A. The Federal Reserve! Its not rock science here!
I'm wondering, if you spend too much on your credit card do you blame the credit card company? | |
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| If George W bush is doing so bad why is the economy doing so good?
Posted: 4/7/2008 6:14:03 PM | | Look around and you will see that not everyone is living in a nice house and driving nice cars. Ever hear of health benefits. Perhaps some people are living in nice homes and driving nice cars at the exspense of the poor. In fact if the econmy is doing good why did Bear Stearns sell to avoid collaspe? | |
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